Health Effects from Toxic Metals & Chelation

When we considered that the World Health Organization as far back as 1974 made the statement from their research that 82% of chronic degenerative disease were caused by toxic metal poisoning, it was certainly something to pay attention to.

Considering my wife’s health had continued from bad to worse with her chronic Fibromyalgia and Lupus we wondered if this could have been the root cause of these two terrible conditions. My wife being only in her early 40s she began to suffer from chronic fatigue, insomnia,she needed to sleep 3-4 hours during the day, severe muscle and joint pain, sudden onset of diabetes and allergies, just to name a few of her symptoms.

After going from doctor to doctor both traditional and naturopathic we discovered some amazing information about the theories and plenty of hard science that has been out there for a long time.

If you have been given the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia check out Kristin's website. a naturopath for 13 years who offers some good suggestions on dealing with this disease.

Finally we came across online a questionnaire that helped to screen people for possible chelation.

This questionnaire is a great way to get a good overview of possible symptoms caused by toxic metal poisoning compiled by Dr. Alan Greenberg M.D. an expert in toxic metals and chelation therapies.

Finally we seemed to be on the right track as my wife answered 16 out of the 30 questions yes! We took the next step of seeking out a doctor locally who specialized in Alternative or complimentary medicine for further testing and to our Complete surprise her toxic metal load was extremely high, especially her mercury levels,probably from her dental work .

The medical doctor recommended IV Chelation which we agreed to a series of twenty sessions at approximately two hours in length each with a combination of synthetic EDTA and a cocktail of some antioxidants and vitamins.

The side effects were unbearable for my wife, with impaired vision, headaches, extreme fatigue for two days after each session and loss of appetite, and not to mention the cost at $200.00 per session which was not covered by insurance.

After eighteen sessions we discontinued the treatment and we decided to do a follow up hair analysis.

The results, much to our surprise were not what we had expected. Although her overall total toxic levels had been reduced from the “red zone” to just above the “green zone” or the acceptable levels her mercury levels were still elevated at 4.6 mcg/g or to put it plainly, her mercury levels still registered in the “red zone” even after the 18 sessions of IV chelation.

Click here to see sample chart of hair analysis(not my wife's).

In fairness her overall condition did see some marked improvement after she had discontinued the sessions, but the mercury levels was really our target after our extensive Research on this particular toxic metal proved to us to be the most deadly of them all.

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